292:1 Incorporators; Purposes. – Five or more persons of lawful age may associate together by articles of agreement to form a corporation, for any of the following purposes: I. The promotion of the cause of temperance and of any charitable or religious cause. II. The establishment and maintenance of literary and scientific institutions, libraries, […]
292:1-a Legal Services. – Five or more persons of lawful age may associate together by articles of agreement to form a corporation, without a capital stock, for the purpose of providing professional legal services to the poor; provided, however, that no such corporation shall commence business until its articles of agreement and by-laws, and […]
292:10 Filing Order. – The corporation shall cause an attested copy of the decree of the court to be filed in the office of the secretary of state forthwith after it is made; and when such copy has been so filed, the corporate existence of the corporation shall terminate in accordance with the terms […]
292:10-a Dissolution by Vote. – I. Except as provided in paragraph II, whenever 2/3 of the membership or voting stock or both of any such corporation shall have voted to dissolve the corporation, then said corporation shall be automatically dissolved upon the filing with the secretary of state of a statement signed under the […]
292:11 Repealed by 1985, 339:16, I, eff. June 14, 1985. –
292:12 Holding Property. – Unincorporated societies or lodges of Elks, Knights of Columbus, Knights of Pythias, Masons, Moose and Odd Fellows, or other similar fraternal organizations shall be corporations so far as may be necessary to take, hold, manage and use any gift or grant made to them as such and any gifts or […]
292:13 Deemed Corporations for What Purposes. – The trustees or other similar officers of such societies or lodges shall be deemed bodies corporate for the purpose of taking and holding in succession grants and gifts whether of real or personal estate made either to them and their respective societies or lodges and said trustees […]
292:14 Unincorporated Association Receiving and Using Donations. – If a donation, grant or gift be made to any unincorporated association, society, foundation or similar organization, it shall be a corporation so far as may be necessary to take, hold, manage, use and convey any such donation, gift or grant made to it. Any donations, […]
292:15 Application of Subdivision. – This subdivision applies to all churches, parishes, committees and other religious organizations governed by jurisdictions, archdioceses of any Orthodox Patriarchate, Synod or national church of the Orthodox Church (the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church), recognized by the apostolic historic Orthodox Patriarchates of Constantinople, Antioch, Moscow and Yugoslavia and […]
292:16 Application for Incorporation. – An unincorporated church, congregation, parish or any other religious organization may apply to the appropriate hierarch, archbishop, bishop or administrator for permission to incorporate under this article. When such permission has been granted in writing, it shall be attached to the certificate of incorporation. Source. 1955, 88:1 par. 15, […]
292:17 Articles of Agreement. – The articles of agreement shall be in the form provided by law for all religious corporations and must in addition recite therein that the purpose and intent of the corporation is to maintain, propagate, practice and forever perpetuate religious worship, services, sacraments and teachings in full accordance and unity […]
292:18 Charitable Corporations. – Any charitable corporation organized under an act of the legislature or organized or registered in accordance with state law is empowered through its trustees or directors to establish, maintain and operate common trust funds as provided herewith under the appropriate standard of investment applicable to it. Source. 1955, 160:1 par. […]
292:19 Collective Investments. – Said charitable corporation may combine money and property belonging to various trusts in its care for the purpose of facilitating investments, providing diversification and obtaining a reasonable income; provided, however, that the participating contributory interest of said trusts shall be properly evidenced by appropriate bookkeeping entries showing on an annual […]
292:2 Articles of Agreement. – The articles of agreement shall contain the following: I. The name of the corporation. II. The object for which the corporation is established. II-a. The provisions for establishing criteria and procedures for membership and participation in the corporation. III. The provisions for disposition of the corporate assets in the […]
292:2-a Charitable Corporations; Required Provisions. – Every charitable corporation established under this chapter which is a private foundation as defined in section 509(a) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and which is in existence on the effective date of this section, or which is thereafter established, is subject to the following […]
292:20 Exception. – The provisions of RSA 292:19 shall not apply where the instrument creating the particular trust specifically prohibits collective investment or where such an investment shall violate any specific court order made in any particular trust. Source. 1955, 160:1 par. 20, eff. Jan. 1, 1956.
292:21 Contributions and Withdrawals. – Contributions to any common trust fund shall be made on the basis of its market value at the time such contribution is recorded in the books of the trustees. The withdrawal of a particular trust fund from any common trust fund shall be made proportionately on the basis of […]
292:22 Legislative Amendment. – The legislature may at any time alter, amend or repeal the charter of any voluntary corporation or the laws under which it was established, or may modify or annul any of its franchises, duties and liability; but the remedy against the corporation for any liability previously incurred shall not be […]
292:23 Public and Charitable Trust Funds. – I. Public Common Trust Funds. The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation is authorized to establish one or more public common trust funds and to accept funds for investment in such public common trust funds from public trustees including municipal trustees, provided however, that any investment in such public […]
292:24 Charters of Voluntary Corporations Created by Legislative Act. – Every voluntary corporation created by an act of the legislature which is a private foundation as defined in section 509(a) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and which is in existence on the effective date of this section, or which is […]
